Congress Demands Transparency from the Census Bureau’s Ask U.S. Panel Project in Final FY23 Omnibus Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 12/20/2022 11:40:00 AM An omnibus Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) appropriations bill was introduced early on December 20, 2022, including language demanding transparency on the Census Bureau's Ask U.S. Panel project, as requested by the leading nonprofit association for the insights industry. (It became law shortly thereafter) Read More
Brands Doing It Right: Focusing on What Customers Value Most Administrator 12/19/2022 11:20:00 AM Since the plight of the pandemic, customer goals have shifted, and their needs are more complex and multi-dimensional. As a result, consumers have different expectations of brands today. Read More
What do you see in '23? Administrator 12/14/2022 1:40:00 PM In an attempt to predict what 2023 has in store for us, Crispin Beale sat down with two dozen innovators and leaders in the insights profession, from all around the world. Read More
High Demand for Luxury Travel Continues Unabated Administrator 12/9/2022 8:51:00 AM The Olinger Group identifies luxury travel trends among household income levels and across industries in time for the holiday travel season. Read More
Last Ditch Drive for FY23 Transparency on the Census Bureau Ask U.S. Panel Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 12/8/2022 10:10:00 AM As Congress nears completion of an omnibus bill to fund the federal government for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23), the Insights Association is reminding Appropriations Committee leaders of the need for transparency on the Census Bureau's Ask U.S. Panel project. Read More
Successful Selling Starts with the Right Mindset… How’s Yours? Administrator 12/2/2022 7:44:00 AM Rather than pitch a sales prospect on everything you have to sell, work with them to understand their needs, their challenges, and their goals. Here's some help to get you in the right mindset... Read More
Fighting for You: November 2022 Legislative and Regulatory Update Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 11/29/2022 11:43:00 AM With American Thanksgiving now in the rearview mirror, let’s look back at the biggest challenges the insights industry tangled with this month, including new privacy rules in California and at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC); some wins, losses and new laws in California; and new federal labor rules that could treat research subjects receiving incentives as if they are employees of research companies. Read More
CPRA Regulations Nearly Complete as Insights Association Makes Final Recommendations Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 11/28/2022 2:10:00 PM The leading trade association for the insights industry shared in its final thoughts with California’s regulator on rules implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), particularly noting that it does not believe that the drafters of the law intended to restrict audience measurement and expressing concerns about the quick turnaround between the rules' completion and their enforcement. Read More
Congress Should Drive Federal Privacy Regulation, Not FTC, Urge Data-Driven Industry Groups Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 11/28/2022 1:51:00 PM The Insights Association (IA) and a dozen other data-driven industry groups called upon Congress to “pass a national privacy law that protects all Americans,” and urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to “halt its current rulemaking” on “so-called ‘commercial surveillance’ and ‘lax security practices.’” Read More
IA Urges U.S. Labor Department to Treat Research Subjects as Independent Contractors Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 11/16/2022 10:29:00 AM New federal labor rules could mistakenly classify "participants in surveys, focus groups, and other market research activities" as "employees of the research companies," which the leading trade association for the insights industry called "the wrong result and presumably not the intention of the proposal." Read More